What Tv Shows Do You Watch When Having A Rough Time?

[Poofycat]

TV is often a welcome distraction when I'm not feeling great. Movies are too long of a commitment, but I can often binge watch a TV show for hours. These are my go-tos when I can't deal with real life:

• Murder, She Wrote: I love, love, love this show. And there are so many seasons! Angela Lansbury is my hero. The clothing is great, problems are neatly wrapped up in a bow, and it's always entertaining. I watch it when I need some comforting. It's like a hot cup of tea.
• Law & Order SVU: I know there are conflicting opinions on this show, but I like it when I'm feeling angry or frustrated. It's so nice to watch people stand up for, get angry for, and show compassion for victims of horrible crimes. It's cathartic.
• Rick and Morty: a cartoon and Adult Swim so that should tell you all you need to know if you're not familiar. It's about a pretty messed up family and the mad scientist who lives with them and takes his grandson on space adventures. Hilarious and pretty dark. It's great when you need a laugh but are feeling too jaded for more traditional humor.
• Other shows I love are Supernatural (I'm in love with Dean), Grimm, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

What TV shows do you find yourself turning to?

 

[Ronin]

Lately nothing. Used to watch a lot of K-drama for amusement though.

Have to be feeling better to be able to watch shows. Otherwise too distracted by flashbacky thoughtmovies.

 

[HoosierGal]

Historical documentaries - recently watched Ken Burns series about the Roosevelts. Love that shows like this can immerse me in another time period.

Gilmore Girls - a nice distracting feel-good show

Frasier, Cheers, Seinfeld - love these and other 80s/90s sitcoms. Again just fun distractions.

Grey's Anatomy - sort of a guilty pleasure but I love it.

Little House on the Prarie - nostalgic and inspiring. One happy part of my childhood was watching this with my sis and dressing up like Mary and Laura.

I also like lots of reality shows - even some of the "dumb" or "guilty pleasure" ones like the Bachelor or MTVs Catfish.

I also like reality shows about living off the grid like Life Below Zero

And finally I still love many old and new cartoons...Rugrats, Spongebob, Adventure Time, Daria...etc.

 

[bluebird]

Grimm is great :-) I also watch Agents of Shield, Agent Carter and Once Upon a Time. And MASH 4077. And Futurama. I plan to add some more when I catch up with the current episodes.

 

[Ronin]

Yeah MASH I totally forgot about Mash. :hilarious::tup:

 

[Tinyflame]

Have to be feeling better to be able to watch shows. Otherwise too distracted by flashbacky thoughtmovies.

Yes me too exactly. Too freaked out to watch anything.

Schitt's Creek, Modern Family etc make me laugh. If I could bring myself to do it I'd watch Bluebloods, The Good Wife, Saving Hope, Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds (not the start), etc. But I don't think I've watched 10 hours total & a few movies since august. :( I've had Netflix 2 years & watched I think 5 movies. :(

 

[Virtues]

The BBC version of "Sherlock" :tup:
The History Channel's "Vikings"

 

[Ronin]

The History Channel's "Vikings"

Yep, Vikings are great. Liked the costumes & settings.

 

[HoosierGal]

I have to avoid shows that may trigger me. It sucks because some if them are really good shows too, or are popular among friends. But it's not worth a flashback or day of bad memories. :/

 

[Virtues]

I want to drink mead from a ram's horn just thinking about the new season... lol

 

[bluebird]

Oh, and BBC´s Walking with dinosaurs... I used to watch this as a kid with my younger brother. Dinosaurs are the best :hug:

 

[Ed Norton]

Not so much currently but...The Honeymooners, M*A*S*H [thanks for the reminder]. I like documentaries. Also, air crash investigation, just recently. I'm familiar with almost all the accidents explained but I love the reenactments and interviews of the investigators and survivors, if any. I don't care much for the emotional side but I do understand the need to attract viewers and make it relevant.

Edit: adult swim cartoons and ER

And I don't have a TV but I can get most of it on hulu or youtube.